Product Reviews

Emerald delivers innovative durablity, hide and beauty for a truly outstanding finish. It features rugged resistance to blistering, peeling, chalking, fading and dirt pickup, Emerald is self-priming and can be applied in temperatures down to 35° F.

"Being an owner of a painting business in Colorado means you experience more change in weather in a day than Jay Leno has cars in his collection, not to mention the 300+ days of sunlight cooking every house we paint. With this in mind we have to use only the best products available. Emerald Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint is now my company's absolute favorite exterior product to use, not only for its extremely impressive ability to resist the elements, but also the ease of application. It is unfortunate that Emerald gets a few bad ratings simply because the individual using it is either not following the provided application instructions or taking out their anger from a bad experience with a painting company on the paint they used. Follow the directions and you'll get what you paid for-an OUTSTANDING product. Period."

Review 2 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(1out of5)

Rating

One coat wonder turned into three coats

November 25, 2014

November 25, 2014

by Bob

"I researched paint prior to painting our Florida home. I picked the emerald one coat after talking in depth to the Haines City salesperson I decided the extra cost of paint would be better than labor of painting a prime coat then finish coat. Wow what a mistake - after first coat the original bled right through. I called the store and manager had no answers or time to come out to assess the problem. My next call was to Corporate headquarters in Cleveland - which connected me to the local district office and within the hour there was a company man at the project. First they said it wasn't the paint blamed the painters who were 30 year professionals. Next it was the brush and roller nap which didn't hold up after several examples. At the end he left us a new brush - couple gallons of paint and a new roller. Now I was impressed of there quick response and at least doing something. However we ended up painting the entire house three coats - I ended up buying twice the original amount of paint - plus huge labor bill 2 1/2 times original - painters did give us a discount. Needless to say I would never recommend this paint."

Review 3 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Dream paint makes any house into a Dream Home

November 6, 2014

November 6, 2014

by WDS

"Can not say enough about this super paint==great covering power, easy to apply with roller or brush, beautiful fine surface finish, wonderful selection of colors. Painters just finished painting a very large 19th century Victorian/transition Arts and Crafts house in red, teal and white going over old paint that was only scraped in areas of loose paint so there are still irregular old paint surfaces under most of the paint. Sticks like glue filling all crevices. Did the entire exterior clapboards and trim in gloss and the effect is sharp, clean. Two coats (self priming ) on bare wood areas otherwise one coat covers the same underlayer color perfectly. Big plus in painting in the Fall is the low end temperature tolerance of 35 degrees. Will NEVER again use another paint. Can't wait to try the Emerald Interior paint."

"I had a really good experience painting with Emerald, it looked pretty good even after 1 coat. I put 2 on and that really did the trick. Application was easy even for a novice painter. I can't vouch for this paint standing the test of time but it's been on my house for 2 months and still looks great."

Review 5 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Emerald

September 12, 2013

September 12, 2013

by na

"I am in the historical property restoration business SW is our go to paint supplier . What we have found is that with working with 100-200 year old buildings the prep is the most important part of the job Emerald is a great product covers very well, great depth in color, and finish is as good as we have found spray and brush . We often take down to bare wood and prime the project with the right primer for the job then apply Emerald for a beautiful finish with no issues with coverage this paint covers better than anything we have used as with all jobs the trick is in the prep. Remember the six P's Proper Prep Prevents P*ss Poor Performance"

Review 6 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Even Better than SuperPaint

October 19, 2013

October 19, 2013

by Dan

"After 20 years, the gingerbread SuperPaint survived on two sides of my 1880s Pennsylvania carriage house. One failing side, on a significant slope, faces a nasty neighbor so no urgency there. The south-facing entrance, though, needed attention.I learned early that paint is the least expensive component in any refinishing job. Emerald has proven itself worth every penny. I did use a S-W premium primer on bare wood after prep and anywhere the legacy paint had failed. Application was a joy with exceptional leveling and coverage. Even on challenging redwood siding, subject to past failure, the new surface is sleek and even."

Review 7 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(3out of5)

Rating

Excellent shine.. Not so great coverage

August 6, 2013

August 6, 2013

by ducky

"After using emerald on a few exteriors, it seems this paints coverage ability is severely lacking in the white on white, white on bare wood, white on anything but itself. It flows like super paint and has an excellent sheen which far surpasses Duration. However one coat coverage is lacking to say the least. For my paint jobs, either SW Dwuration, or Ben Moore Aura... Emerald isn't worth the money for the performance of the product."

Review 8 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

thick creamy coverage

June 28, 2013

June 28, 2013

by txjg

"This almost isn't paint. It's so thick and creamy and the coverage is wonderful. I've used it on exterior wood structures and on some ancient wooden patio furniture and one coat covers very well."

Review 9 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Quality is priceless! so is your Time!

May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013

by Debbie

"This is the third time my husband and I have painted our home in 20 years. Previously we used well know brand names which were less experience but required more paint be used , however did not weather well and faded quickly. Emerald is smooth with excellent coverage on different textures of wood. I have recommended to all my family and friends. Can't wait to start painting the inside. Thank you SW"

Review 10 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Emerald Exterior Satin

September 9, 2012

September 9, 2012

by Ron

"Just finished the exterior of a two story 3,600 sq ft home in Tampa Bay Area using Emerald. The entire exterior was power washed to remove all dirt and chalking of the original (7 year old) exterior latex paint from Scott. I then used Loxon Conditioner over the entire surface applied at low pressure. The main body was painted using an .015 tip on a 3,000 psi airless sprayer. I tuned it down to about 1,000 psi and covered the entire exterior with one coat. Went on smooth as silk. The cover and hide is outstanding!Best exterior paint I have ever used! Sherwin-Williams has finally gotten it right."

Review 11 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Excellent Smooth One Coat Coverage AWESOME!

October 12, 2012

October 12, 2012

by Justin

"Used Airless Spray on exterior porch ceiling and columns. Sprayed one coat in Emerald Exterior Gloss finish. Looks amazing and has great dirt pickup. Has been 3 weeks and no signes of any dirt pickup at all!! GREAT PRODUCT!!!!!!"

Review 12 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

great paint

October 2, 2012

October 2, 2012

by eddie

"I just painted my 3200ft house. The paint when on smooth and dry quickly. I bought it at 40% discount which help on cost. The paint looks great!!!!"

Review 13 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(5out of5)

Rating

Outstanding Brushability

July 8, 2012

July 8, 2012

by Hesptg

"I am a painiting contractor since 1973, having seen the good ole days where oil paint would brush on like it was butter and level out like it had been sprayed.I think I have tired just about every paint that is available in my area. At this point I try not to do any more Exterior work than I have to to keep my customers. While doing this I need to redo 32 windows and a wrap around front porch and spindles. With the prep work done , I stopped at my B/M dealer and pick up the paint. Had to stop at S/W for something and was talking to the store Mgr. He suggested I try Emerald and wrote me up for demo paint for the job. I must tell you honestly if I had to pay for the paint at the end of the job I would have. The paint is the next best can of exterior product that I think I have used in many many years. Yes Sherwin Williams you finally have a product that is on the way to outdoing the other guys..HaroldH.E.S. PAINTINGNew Jersey"

"I have been trying to figure out what brand of paint to use on my new home new construction new primed hardi siding. I took samples of every brand out there from the big box stores to the paint shop brands. I used quite a few scraps of siding to see what paint looked the best. I had some paint fail while others were yeah that is liveable. I went in to my local Sherwin Williams store and talked with the store manager I bought the gallon can of the color for my house tried it out. side by side compairison to all the other brands of paint I spent money on to see what one does the best. Hands down This is the paint that really makes hardi siding look great! Thank Sherwin williams."

Review 15 for Emerald® Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint

(2out of5)

Rating

Exterior didn't cover body or trim well

August 5, 2012

August 5, 2012

by RCD

"The house is 20 years old, sided in clear cedar clapboards, and was previously painted with solid oil-based stain from Benjamin Moore. The contractor scraped all loose paint, and there was some bare wood. He then sprayed and back-brushed the body with Emerald flat. Even after three coats on one side fo the house the areas that were scraped bare weren't covered. In addition, the trim areas that had overspray from the body needed two coats to cover. Emerald satin finish was used on the trim, mixed to match BM Navajo White.

I went back to the SW store, and they gave me a gallon of Duration to see if it covers the bare spots showing through on the siding. The contractor is going to paint the bad sections on Tuesday, if it doesn't rain. I'll post results. My contractor has always used Duration, and feels it is vastly superior to the Emerald. He noted that the Emerald is much thinner than Duration, as well as not covering well.

On a positive note, the in-store team at the Salem, NH store was very professional and helpful."